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Medicaid coverage for prescribed breast milk becoming a reality in

WebIt has taken five years, but Medicaid will now cover prescribed and pasteurized breast milk as critical nourishment for medically fragile infants in …

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'We are seeking fundamental changes in how our hospitals …

WebWith the looming tower of her employer rising behind her, Annale Yobbi stood in a corner of Allegheny Commons Park on Tuesday and discussed a nursing crisis she …

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Nurses say they're ‘pushed to the brink of collapse,’ vow to take

WebNurse John Hobdy holds son Jonathan, 4, after a news conference on the portico of the City-County Building, Downtown, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. (Steve …

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‘These are people's lives we're dealing with,’ say AGH nurses …

WebNatalya Rodriguez, a registered nurse at Allegheny General Hospital and a member of her union’s negotiating committee, paused during a break in a Friday …

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Fabric Health takes unique approach to health care navigation

WebFor most people in this country, there is no escaping the complex web of the American health care system. Fabric Health, a Philadelphia-based startup, wants to …

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Deluzio introduces bill to protect health care of striking workers

WebWASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio and Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown on Wednesday are introducing legislation that would penalize employers …

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Catholic Charities readies to open doors to Compassion Corner, its …

WebSince 1910 Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh has been helping its neighbors across the region by connecting them to resources, healing their bodies …

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News unions meet with company, deliver health care and contract

WebRepresentatives of the Post-Gazette and four of the five unions that have been on strike since October attempted to negotiate new contracts Friday in a room …

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Health Dept. closes grocery for numerous safety violations

WebThe Global Food Pittsburgh grocery store on Penn Avenue in Wilkinsburg was ordered closed by the Allegheny County Health Department this week after an inspector …

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Global Links seeks volunteers to donate and assemble personal …

WebPeople of all ages and abilities have the opportunity to participate in a volunteer effort to provide critically needed basic hygiene items to vulnerable neighbors …

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New free Pittsburgh EMT training program to pay applicants as …

WebPittsburgh Emergency Medical Services needs emergency medical technicians for its staff, and in honor of the city’s legendary Freedom House Ambulance …

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Former county lab supervisor sues over COVID vaccine religious

WebA former Allegheny County Department of Health laboratory supervisor who resisted the COVID-19 vaccination on religious grounds and was fired has sued the …

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'Where are you, President Biden

WebA growing chorus of voices that includes labor organizers, activists, politicians, working people and residents is urging the Biden Administration to step up its …

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Health Department closes food truck, posts alert for fast food

WebThe Allegheny County Health Department shut down a mobile food truck in Monaca and posted a consumer alert at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in Wilkins for …

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Health Department closes 2 nightclubs over health code violations

WebTwo nightclubs in the city were ordered closed by the Allegheny County Health Department in recent days for multiple health code violations. Fat Catz — also …

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Community voices: Pittsburghers have the right to paid sick leave …

WebOne of the most important workers rights laws in Pittsburgh is the Paid Sick Days Act, which guarantees working people paid time off to recover from being sick or to …

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Health Department consumer alert issued on Bloomfield’s Mia Pizza

Webby Patricia Sabatini May 3, 2023. (Allegheny County Health Department) Mia Pizza in Bloomfield was hit with a consumer alert by the Allegheny County Health Department …

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Plaza Azteca draws consumer alert from health department

WebPlaza Azteca in Robinson was hit with a consumer alert by the Allegheny County Health Department for multiple food safety violations. Some of the problems …

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Health Department closes Oakland sports bar

WebA new bar in Oakland — Panther Pit Sports Bar — was closed by the Allegheny County Health Department over the weekend for health code violations. …

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'If I don't talk no one's going to know': Stories of pain from East

WebLaurie Harmon stepped from the crowd gathered in a community hall at the East Palestine Country Club around 2:30 on Saturday afternoon and told her story to a …

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'We can have both': Lowered industrial pollution and increased …

WebA group of elected and other government officials, climate and health group leaders and a trade union rose Tuesday morning to pledge their support for RISE PA, …

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PRC launches 2024 household chemical collections May 4 at North …

WebPennsylvania Resources Council will launch its 2024 household chemical collection campaign on Saturday, May 4, with a drive-thru event in Allegheny County to …

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